https://github.com/fantasyui-com/illustrator

Command line tool to extract drawing reference from a photo and create a pdf formatted drawing reference booklet. A tool for artists of all ages. [Application, CLI, Art]
https://github.com/fantasyui-com/illustrator

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Command line tool to extract drawing reference from a photo and create a pdf formatted drawing reference booklet. A tool for artists of all ages. [Application, CLI, Art]

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fantasyui-com/illustrator
• Owner: fantasyui-com
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-05-14T15:34:10.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-15T19:16:49.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-13T16:09:59.105Z (about 2 years ago)
• Topics: command-line
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.87 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# illustrator

Command line tool to extract drawing reference from a photo and create a pdf formatted drawing reference booklet. A tool for artists of all ages.

![normalized-image](samples/preview.jpg "PDF file preview")

Click [Single Image PDF](https://github.com/fantasyui-com/illustrator/blob/master/la-joconde.pdf) or

[Multiple Image PDF](https://github.com/fantasyui-com/illustrator/blob/master/my-album.pdf) for live album examples.

## Results, Photo Decomposition Algorithm

### La Joconde

![normalized-image](samples/a.0.jpg "Normalized Image, main reference")

![charcoal-drawing](samples/a.1.jpg "Thick outline drawing")

![sketch-outline](samples/a.2.jpg "Sketch outline with extra details")

![show-steps](samples/a.3.jpg "Shadow reference for up to 8 pencils")

![find-shadows](samples/a.4.jpg "Darkest shadows reference")

### Bathroom Selfie

![normalized-image](samples/b.5.jpg "Normalized Image, main reference")

![charcoal-drawing](samples/b.6.jpg "Thick outline drawing")

![sketch-outline](samples/b.7.jpg "Sketch outline with extra details")

![show-steps](samples/b.8.jpg "Shadow reference for up to 8 pencils")

![find-shadows](samples/b.9.jpg "Darkest shadows reference")

## Before you get started.

1. Your image should be well balanced in terms of contrast, shadows darks. (Take a good portrait photo.)

2. We will be working with pencils, so your image should be Grayscale. (Optional, the program will do it for you.)

3. Apply soft blur to your image, let the blur blur-up what you don't care about (ex wrinkles, textures)

## Installation

```bash

brew install ghostscript

brew install imagemagick;

brew install graphicsmagick;

npm install -g illustrator;

```

## Usage

```bash

illustrator sketch samples/a.jpg

```

### Advanced usage examples

```bash

illustrator sketch samples/?.jpg

illustrator sketch ~/Desktop/samples/*.jpg

illustrator --album samples --unpdf sketch ./samples/a.jpg ./samples/b.jpg

illustrator --album la-joconde sketch ./samples/a.jpg

```

## Next Steps

You will need [Drawing Pencils](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Drawing+Pencils), [Graphite Paper](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Graphite+Paper), [Drawing Paper](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Drawing+Paper), Patience, Love, and, somebody to Love.

Remember,

>  Any time ya learn, ya gain.

>

>   -- Bob Ross

Love,

Dr. M.